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Sandwell road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,128 road traffic collisions in Sandwell in 1982, and 1,458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 335 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1981 (1,009), and casualties rose from 1,287.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 42,064 collisions in Sandwell.

Collisions in 1982
1,128
Up 12% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,458
Up 13% on 1981
Fatal collisions
20
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
335
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Sandwell in 1982

1.8% of collisions in Sandwell in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Sandwell from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.8%
  • Serious33530%
  • Slight77369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201.4%
  • Serious39327%
  • Slight1,04572%

Sandwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandwell, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,272 in 2001. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,128, up 12% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025600784
2024614811
2023574794
2022588799
2021596806
2020504657
2019570768
2018613825
2017639915
2016611827
2015651880
2014629910
2013534720
2012474622
2011529752
20106981,027
20098931,280
20089711,336
20079951,350
20061,0231,366
20051,0281,384
20041,0101,290
20031,1481,501
20021,1751,549
20011,2721,702
20001,2401,639
19991,1651,522
19981,1791,617
19971,0451,405
19961,0901,474
19959961,381
19941,0521,387
19939811,296
19929871,282
19911,0741,441
19901,0481,391
19891,0781,421
19881,0491,377
19878241,066
19861,0161,318
19859961,288
19841,0581,341
19831,0681,350
19821,1281,458
19811,0091,287
19801,0331,339
19791,0091,306

When and where crashes happen in Sandwell in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (13%)
  • Tuesday149 (13%)
  • Wednesday140 (12%)
  • Thursday187 (17%)
  • Friday205 (18%)
  • Saturday171 (15%)
  • Sunday130 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59232 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59326 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59139 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (6.1%)
  • February69 (6.1%)
  • March97 (8.6%)
  • April93 (8.2%)
  • May97 (8.6%)
  • June100 (8.9%)
  • July95 (8.4%)
  • August99 (8.8%)
  • September94 (8.3%)
  • October89 (7.9%)
  • November118 (10%)
  • December108 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight807 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit313 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds820 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other78 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry682 (60%)
  • Wet or damp400 (35%)
  • Frost or ice35 (3.1%)
  • Snow8 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph970 (86%)
  • 40 mph116 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph30 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway856 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (16%)
  • Roundabout57 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sandwell in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant578 (40%)
  • Pedestrian396 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist260 (18%)
  • Cyclist117 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (4%)
  • 6 to 10114 (7.8%)
  • 11 to 15161 (11%)
  • 16 to 20355 (24%)
  • 21 to 25160 (11%)
  • 26 to 35198 (14%)
  • 36 to 45156 (11%)
  • 46 to 5595 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5%)
  • 66 to 7560 (4.1%)
  • Over 7527 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider697 (48%)
  • Pedestrian396 (27%)
  • Passenger365 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,146 (62%)
  • Motorcycle262 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes140 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle37 (2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sandwell in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Sandwell

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Sandwell ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Sandwell had the 61st most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
61st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Sandwell with the most crashes in 1982

The A457 had the most collisions in Sandwell in 1982: 60, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sandwell, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4576087119
2ndA41235163118
3rdA40314464012
4thA414454011
5thA461436218
6thA4034283618
7thA4100283306
8thB4136254017
9thB4169242824
10thA456222807
11thM5213308
12thA4037192415
13thA4030182203
14thA4041172425
15thB41711721111
16thA34141904
17thA4035131605
18thB4157132004
19thA459101101
20thB4166101103

Towns in Sandwell: crashes in 1982

West Bromwich had the most collisions of any town in Sandwell in 1982: 312.

Postcode districts in Sandwell: crashes in 1982

B70 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sandwell in 1982: 147.

Latest crashes in Sandwell in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Sandwell in 1982, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Sandwell road accidents in other years